Straight-Grain Character And A Full-Width Sheet Built for Serious Casework
The Saviola A/A Decorative Panel in Dayton Rift brings a clean, linear wood-grain character to open casework and high-visibility millwork. Finished on both faces in the Chandler finish family, the 83-5/16 inch by 110-1/4 inch sheet in 19 mm gives a cabinet shop or commercial millwork operation an A/A panel that handles the applications where a single show face is not enough.
Key Features
- 13-hour water-resistant core — a vendor test result, not a wet-area rating, and useful where spills and humidity are routine.
- 100% post-consumer recycled core — the Gruppo Saviola board program is built entirely from reclaimed wood fiber.
- A/An A/A construction means both faces carry the same Dayton Rift decor, so the panel reads correctly from any angle without a secondary operation.
- Chandler finish delivers the texture and sheen the Saviola collection defines for this decor family, coordinated across the panel face.
- 19 mm thickness is the standard cabinet-box dimension that pairs directly with confirmat fasteners and 23 mm edgebanding for a square edge.
- 83-5/16 inch by 110-1/4 inch sheet size provides 63.79 square feet per sheet, sized to nest full-height cabinet parts efficiently.
- CARB2 compliant hardwood particleboard core meets the formaldehyde emissions requirement standard on commercial and residential specifications.
- Matching ABS edgebanding is available in this color, so the cut edges finish in the same Dayton Rift decor as the face.
Where an A/A Panel Earns Its Place
Dayton Rift is a rift-cut wood decor, meaning the grain reads in tight, straight lines rather than the arching cathedrals of a flat-sawn pattern or the ray fleck of a quarter-sawn face. That linearity makes it a strong choice for contemporary kitchen boxes, open-shelf units visible from above and below, room dividers, and retail fixtures where both sides of the component are in view. An A/B panel forces a second face or a cover panel in those situations. This A/A sheet eliminates that step and keeps the grain consistent across the entire component.
Construction and Surface
The decorative face is thermally fused laminate: the Dayton Rift decor paper is impregnated with melamine resin and fused directly to the hardwood particleboard core under heat and pressure. There is no separate adhesive layer between the face and the core, and the surface cannot delaminate from edge exposure the way a separately bonded sheet can. The Chandler finish provides the physical texture and gloss level assigned to this decor within the Saviola collection. At 19 mm, the panel takes standard cabinet hardware directly and edgebands cleanly with a 23 mm strip trimmed flush on both faces. The CARB2 compliant core satisfies the emissions requirements that appear on most commercial submittal checklists.
The Shops and Projects That Reach for This Panel
Cabinet shops running contemporary or transitional kitchen and bath programs reach for Dayton Rift when the specification calls for a controlled, even grain rather than a figured or rustic wood look. The full 83-5/16 inch by 110-1/4 inch sheet handles tall upper cabinets and full-height closet carcasses without a horizontal seam. The A/A construction specifically suits island cabinets, open bookcases, and peninsula units where the back of the box is as visible as the front. Designers specifying a project that mixes open and closed storage in the same color find that an A/A panel simplifies the material list and eliminates a mismatch risk at any open edge.
Does the Chandler finish coordinate with other Saviola decors, or is it specific to Dayton Rift?
Chandler is a finish family within the Saviola collection. Other decors in the same finish family share the identical texture and sheen, so two Chandler-finish panels meet at a joint without a visible texture break even when the printed decors are different colors.
What edgebanding should I order to match this panel?
Matching ABS edgebanding is available for Dayton Rift in the Saviola collection. Order the 23 mm width for a 19 mm panel — it gives enough overhang to trim flush on both faces in one pass. The Saviola program offers 328-foot production rolls as well as shorter rolls in the wider widths for smaller runs.
Is matching high-pressure laminate available for this color?
Yes. Saviola HPL is stocked in two sheet sizes: 73 inch by 120 inch and 60 inch by 120 inch. The 60 inch sheet is the right call for shops that cannot process a 73 inch width on their equipment. Order the size that fits your material-handling setup.
Can I use this panel for a cabinet back that will be seen through glass doors?
Yes — that is exactly the situation an A/A panel is built for. Both faces carry the full Dayton Rift decor, so the back of the cabinet box reads the same as the sides and top when seen through glazed doors or an open frame.
What does the 63.79 square feet per sheet figure mean for estimating?
It is the area of one full sheet before any cuts. Use it to compare cost across collections whose sheet sizes differ, or to build a rough material count before you lay out the cut list. Actual yield depends on your part sizes and nesting efficiency.
A Panel That Finishes the Job from Every Angle
Dayton Rift in the Saviola A/A format gives open and reversible components a consistent, finished face on both sides — no cover panels, no mismatch risk, no extra finishing step. When the design calls for a straight, linear wood grain on every visible surface, this sheet delivers it in a single stock item.
